different between investigational vs investigate

English

Etymology

investigation +? -al

Adjective

investigational (not comparable)

1. Of, or relating to investigating, or to an investigation.
2. (medicine) of, or relating to an unapproved drug or chemical entity being studied.

   An expanded access protocol allows patients to benefit from an investigational drug prior to FDA approval.

English

Etymology

Recorded since circa 1510, a Back-formation from investigation., from Latin invest?g?ti? (“a searching into”), from invest?g?tus, the past participle of investigare, equivalent to in- +? vestigate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?n.?v?s.t?.?e??t]

Verb

investigate (third-person singular simple present investigates, present participle investigating, simple past and past participle investigated)

1. (transitive) To inquire into or study in order to ascertain facts or information.

2. (transitive) To examine, look into, or scrutinize in order to discover something hidden or secret.

3. (intransitive) To conduct an inquiry or examination.
   • 1903, Jack London, "The Shadow and the Flash,"

     "Why don't you investigate?" he demanded. And investigate I did.

Synonyms

• underseek

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Further reading

• investigate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• investigate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• investigate at OneLook Dictionary Search

Italian

Verb

investigate

1. second-person plural present indicative of investigare
2. second-person plural imperative of investigare
3. feminine plural of investigato

Latin

Verb

invest?g?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of invest?g?